David E. Wunderlich, age 88 of Clinton, Missouri passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at his home. Funeral Mass will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Clinton with burial in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. Family will receive friends one hour before the service on Saturday at the Church with a Rosary at 10:45 a.m. Family suggests contributions to Holy Rosary Catholic Church Building Fund or Twin Lakes Hospice and may be left at Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton. Fond memories may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com,

David was born in Jefferson City, Missouri the son of Edwin G. and Anastasia Lutkewitte Wunderlich. He was a graduate of St. Peter's High School in l941. He was in the Naval Air Corp. He received a degree in Accounting from Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri. He was married to Elizabeth Margaret Towry in l944 and to this union five daughters were born. He worked for Rival Manufacturing for 41 years retiring in l988. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He was a former member of Clinton Planning & Zoning Committee and was also a former North Kansas City City Councilman before moving to Clinton.

He is survived by his wife, Betty of the home and five daughters, Liz (Don) Malkmus of Columbia, Missouri, Marge (Gary) Mathews of Goodyear, Arizona, Teresa (Ronald) Mathews and Becky (Bruce) Laughlin, all of Liberty, Missouri and Beverly Cumpton of Clinton; one brother, Robert Wunderlich of McLean, Virginia as well as nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.